The UK’s neutron and muon source, ISIS, has emerged from a major vacuum upgrade that will give researchers better tools for studying the structure of matter
Read article: Neutrons fit for the future: major upgrade for ISIS facility
A vacuum vessel that can simulate the harsh conditions on our planetary neighbour is an ideal testing ground for space instrumentation
Read article: Mimicking the Martian surface to test space devices
Bespoke vacuum sample environments at synchrotron X-ray facilities reveal nanoscale kinetics, chemical transformations and other processes relevant to materials synthesis
Read article: Vacuum environments aid nano exploration
It’s vital that politicians understand science. Len Fisher and John Tesh argue that scientists must also understand the nature of politics
Read article: How to advise a politician about science
French physicist Hélène Langevin-Joliot – the granddaughter of Marie Curie – discusses the "Curie complex" and shares her tips for scientific success
Read article: Curing the Curie complex
Pete Lawrence describes his quest since childhood to see this elusive phenomenon
Read article: The green flash
Ian Randall reports on the finding that whistler waves can come from volcanoes
Read article: Whistling volcanoes: radio waves in volcanic lightning
The rocks in California's Racetrack Playa are on the move, but how? Brian Jackson describes how he and his colleagues solved a decades-old mystery
Read article: The restless rocks of Racetrack Playa
Michael Berry outlines the science behind tidal bores and describes his sighting in China of one of the most spectacular examples
Read article: Chasing the Silver Dragon: the physics of tidal bores
The European CARDIS project aims to use silicon photonics to allow large-scale screening of populations for cardiovascular risk
Read article: How silicon photonics screens for heart disease
